Having realised that I’d gone over 10 days without actually driving the M3, I thought I’d spend a few minutes on it this evening.

I’ve followed the simple instructions that came with the new immobiliser fob and coded it up – all went quite smoothly so I’m pleased about that.

Then I turned to the Philips Vision Plus bulbs (picture in the previous project entry here). Installation is easy – no tools required. Measuring the light output is hard without actually going into the deepest darkest forest, so I popped out to give them a trial.

I returned 90 minutes later! The light results are good – nothing amazing, just a bit better, both on dipped and high beam.

What are amazing though are the brakes – they’ve taken a beating tonight that would’ve convinced the brakes on both of my previous E36 M3s to throw in the towel – so I’m very, very pleased about that.

It’s a great feeling to return home and feel that all four wheels are hot! The car is excellent in the dry – tonight has been fantastic fun.